I need ideas! Something easy -- I am barely keeping up with this super-working-mom-eating healthy-to the gym over lunch-taking care of me, the baby and the hubby gig.

Last night I resorted to low fat grilled cheese on wheat bread, tomato soup and steamed veggies. Oh, and uh, Monday night was scrambeled eggs and low fat turkey sausage and steamed veggies. You can't get more basic than that!

Another favorite meal which I am making tonight is Chicken Salad Sandwiches

I make my husbands with miracle whip as he won't eat 95% fat free hellmans mayonaise.

I buy 4 roasted chicken breasts from the grocery deli and dice them up. I put 4 ounces in a bowl for me and add 1/2 cup each of diced celery and onion. I add salt and pepper to taste and 1/8 of a tsp of nutmeg. for the dressing I use 4 TBLS of 95% FF helmans mayo, 2TBLS of White Balsamic Vinegar and mix them together well and add to the chicken. This makes enough chicken salad for 4 sandwiches. I use WW whole wheat bread and I have 2 sandwiches for only 5 points and I can usually only eat 1 and 1/2 of them so I save the other half for snack later.

I also love chili this time of year and this is a very good recipe that is quick and simple to make.

7 cups black beans rinsed

2 cans low sodium beef broth

4 - 28 ounce cans (3cups per can) tomatos

3 cups diced onion

1 large diced green pepper

2 large cloves garlic, minced

2 pounds (6 cups cooked) extra lean ground beef

1 Tbls olive oil

2 tsp sugar

2 tsp ancho chili powder (more if you like stronger chili flavor)

1 tsp chili powder (more if you like it hotter)

1 tsp cumin

Saute the onions and green peppers and garlic in the Tablespoon of oil until translucent. Set aside. Brown the ground beef in the same pan and place in a large pot. Put the onions, green pepper mixture in a food processor or blender and add some juice from the canned tomatos and blend until fairly smooth. Process the rest of the tomatos until they are blended to a sauce like consistency or leave them as chunky as you like them.

Add to the pot with the meat add the sugar and the spices along with the black beans and the beef broth simmer for 2-5 hours. There is plenty here to freeze for another meal for your family.

Open a can of beans and drain it (Any kind!) and a can of low-sodium tomatoes and put them in a pot and place over a medium flame. Open up a bag of frozen veggies (Any kind! Corn, peas, mixed veggies, broccoli etc.) and dump as much as you'd like in the pot! Add spices (garlic powder, onion powder, Italian spices etc.) and let warm. Eat and enjoy!

I think I'll do the beans when I get home tonight Yogini. This is my vegetarian day so that would hit the spot. Now as for my dinner at work tonight you were close when you said peanut butter and crackers. I had natural peanut butter and blueberry jelly with a banana and apple. Very tasty and very quick. It does not take much to please me.

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